Almond salad
Golden fried almonds with celery, cucumber, apple and lemon
A crunchy salad of golden fried almonds, roasted pumpkin seeds, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, celery and apple, with plenty of spring onion and coriander. The dressing is simply lemon juice, sugar and salt, so the fresh flavours shine. Serve it cold with crusty bread.
- Total time
- 25 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
For the salad
For the dressing
Method
0/5 doneStep 1: Heat 2 tbsp olive oil in a pan over a medium heat and fry 3 ½ oz whole blanched almonds for 2–3 minutes, stirring, until golden.
3 minStep 2: Drain the almonds on kitchen paper and chop them coarsely.
Step 3: Toss the almonds with 12 cherry tomatoes, 3 celery sticks, 1 ¼ oz pumpkin seeds, 2 small cucumbers, 5 spring onions, 3 tbsp fresh coriander, 2 tbsp celery with leaves and 1 apple.
Step 4: Mix 5 tbsp lemon juice, 1 tsp sugar and ½ tsp salt for the dressing.
Step 5: Just before serving, pour the dressing over the salad, toss and chill for a few minutes. Serve cold with crusty bread.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 310 kcal
- Protein
- 10 g
- Carbs
- 18 g
- Fat
- 24 g
- Fibre
- 7 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does almond salad take?
- About 25 minutes in total: 20 minutes to prepare and 5 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegan?
- Yes. It has no meat, fish, dairy or eggs.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- What can I use instead of cherry tomatoes?
- Tinned chopped tomatoes: a 400g tin for about 6 tomatoes (in cooked dishes, not salads).
- What can I use instead of celery sticks?
- Fennel, same weight.
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